Local Lawyer Associations

Throughout the Greater Cleveland area, there are a number of associations for lawyers. To help you help you engage in our community and connect with one another, we invite you to check out the details below about the various organizations that work independently and cooperatively to better serve the needs of lawyers.

Organizations currently referenced below are:

Akron Bar Association & Akron Bar Foundation

Asian American Bar Association of Ohio

Association of Corporate Counsel, Northeast Ohio Chapter

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association & Bar Foundation

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Federal Bar Association - Northern District of Ohio Chapter

Norman S. Minor Bar Association

Ohio Hispanic Bar Association

Ohio Women's Bar Association

Akron Bar Association & Akron Bar Foundation

Mission: The Akron Bar Association (ABA), through education, advocacy and community service, empowers its members to reflect the highest professional standards, enabling them to earn the community’s utmost respect so our legal system will be recognized as fair, accessible and just.Vision: The Akron Bar Association will be recognized as the voice of the legal community to promote the highest respect for the law and justice system, thereby creating a thriving democracy.Maxim: Honoring Our Legacy By Engaging Our Future

Asian American Bar Association of Ohio

The AABA Ohio was formed in 1992 as a not-for-profit professional association of Asian-American attorneys, judges, law professors, legal professionals, law students, and other interested individuals. The AABA Ohio seeks to foster awareness of issues and concerns facing Asian Americans and to encourage a high level of professional achievement and active participation of its members in the legal profession and in local Asian American communities.

The South Asian Bar Association of Ohio (SABA Ohio) is also a section of AABA Ohio.

Association of Corporate Counsel, Northeast Ohio Chapter

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is a global bar association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel who work for corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations through information, education, networking opportunities and advocacy initiatives. The Northeast Ohio chapter of ACC serves in-house counsel in 12 contiguous counties in the region, including the cities of Cleveland, Akron and Canton.

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association & Bar Foundation

The CMBA is a local, nonprofit professional organization dedicated to serving the needs of legal professionals here in Greater Cleveland. Our members include attorneys and judges, law students, paralegals, and other business professionals. Together, we serve as the collective voice of our legal profession, both bench and bar.

We are also the home of nationally recognized "Lawyers Giving Back" public outreach and pro bono legal service programs, funded by our Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation. The Foundation's tagline - "Lawyers Giving Back" - captures the spirit behind the hard work of our volunteers and Foundation to serve our community well.

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

The mission of the CCDLA is to organize the criminal bar to provide continuing education and share information with criminal lawyers for the benefit of the lawyers, their clients and the justice system.

Federal Bar Association - Northern District of Ohio Chapter

The mission of the FBA is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary and the public they serve.

Ohio Women's Bar Association

The OWBA mission is to promote the leadership, advancement and interests of women attorneys through professional education, networking and the exchange of ideas between our members, local bar associations, business and the community.